“Someone should rewrite the history books to refer to ancient spice traders as thyme travelers”

“Herb traders are thyme travelers” is a jocular one-line saying that was posted on Twitter by Glenn Fleishman‏ on March 7, 2016. A similar saying was posted on Reddit—Shower Thoughts on January 5, 2018:
 
“Someone should rewrite the history books to refer to ancient spice traders as thyme travelers.”
   
     
Twitter
Glenn Fleishman‏
@GlennF
Herb traders are thyme travelers.
6:25 PM - 7 Mar 2016
 
Reddit—Shower Thoughts
Someone should rewrite the history books to refer to ancient spice traders as thyme travelers
submitted January 5, 2018 by thedavidperkins
 
Twitter
Shower Thoughts Bot‏
@thoughtsbybot
Someone should rewrite the history books to refer to ancient spice traders as thyme travelers #thoughts
2:00 AM - 5 Jan 2018
 
Twitter
Shower Thoughts‏
@Thoughts4Shower
Someone should rewrite the history books to refer to ancient spice traders as thyme travelers
#showerthoughts
2:12 AM - 5 Jan 2018
 
Twitter
RandomFun!‏
@RandomFun_
Someone should rewrite the history books to refer to ancient spice traders as thyme travelers
2:16 AM - 5 Jan 2018